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William Charles Thomas Dobson (1817–1898), born in Hamburg, studied with Charles Eastlake at the Royal Academy. Journeys to Italy and Germany drew him towards Nazarene religious painting. Back in England, he developed biblical subjects that also circulated through engravings. A photographic portrait by Maull & Polyblank, around 1864, records his appearance in the National Portrait Gallery.
A Girl with Ferns (1864), an oil on canvas painted for William Bowman and exhibited at the Royal Academy that year, represents another aspect of his figurative repertoire. The Virgin (1876), in the Walker Art Gallery, places a religious subject on a vertical canvas measuring 120 × 61.5 cm. These works bring the human figure into both the representation of women and the imagery of sacred painting.
This profile brings together identity references for William Charles Thomas Dobson and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on panel
Fillette buvant au pichet
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2019-04-30
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on panel
Fillette buvant au pichet
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2018-12-11
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas
Kinder über einen Zaun kletternd
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2017-12-11
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on canvas
Kinder über einen Zaun kletternd
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2017-09-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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